BBC TV review: The Game

Missed the BBC’s spy thriller? We catch up with The Game and where you can watch it online in the UK.

What game, you may be wondering, is the title of this show referring to? Is it drug dealing, as … Read More

Reviewed: Amazon kids’ TV pilots (2015)

Amazon Studios’ new TV pilot season is here and there are six new kids shows for your consideration.

The pilots come from an accomplished roster of talent, including David Babcock (Gilmore Girls), Andrew Green (Hannah Montana) and The Jim Henson … Read More

UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 3

Already seen Episode 3? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

In a game of cat and mouse where the mouse has figured out the traps, rigged them and is sitting by them with a knife and fork, … Read More

Netflix TV review: Dragons: Race to the Edge

Dragons are cool. It’s a fact of life. Just as it’s a truth universally acknowledged that any kid in possession of a parent’s fortune must be in want of merchandise. So it’s inevitable that DreamWorks, after two fiery hits in … Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 8

Already seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

“My monster. My beautiful corpse.”

If Penny Dreadful impressed with its command of slow pacing last week, Episode 8 lurches forward at an equally impressive breakneck speed. … Read More

Netflix TV binge review: Sense8 (Episodes 10, 11, 12)

Already seen Episodes 10, 11 and 12? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

“I don’t know what’s true or not, but I know we have to watch out for each other.”

Sense8’s final three episodes combine to … Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 7 (Little Scorpion)

Already seen Episode 7? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

Given last week’s disappointing stumble, the last thing you’d think Penny Dreadful would need is another slow episode with no major events. So it’s a surprise that … Read More

BBC iPlayer review: Amy Winehouse In Her Own Words

“You gotta choose your words carefully,” says Amy Winehouse in a new documentary about the late singer. This isn’t the movie about to hit cinemas, though. This is something else entirely: a short film released exclusively on BBC iPlayer this … Read More

UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 1

Already seen Episode 1? Read on for some additional, spoiler-filled comments.

“This is my least favourite life,” croons singer Lera Lynn in True Detective Season 2. It’s a slow, melancholic number, accompanied by shots of Colin Farrell downing whisky in … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (21st June 2015)

Father’s Day. A day for making connections. For taking a moment of appreciation. For watching cavemen talk about women and sex. And listening to a strange guy talk in a silly voice.

If you’re celebrating Father’s Day on BBC iPlayer … Read More